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S. BALAKRISHNAN

15 candidacies between 1967 and 2011, 4 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1967–2011
Won
4
27% win rate
Lost
11
73% of contests
Votes polled
4,74,228
across every contest
Best result
MODAKURICHI
56.6% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
22,528
MUDUKULATHUR, 1996

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%16%32%48%63%19671971197219771978198019841985199019962011S. BALAKRISHNAN

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won4 (27%)
  • Lost11 (73%)

Parties fought under

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